Overview
The epic saga behind the Disney-produced Hulu series The Lions of Sicily
The magnificent third installment of the Florio storyāa sweeping, decadent, and romantic finale that tells the story of Italyās most powerful and notorious family as it faces its dramatic end.
After triumph and brilliance, the Sicilian Lions enter their fall . . .
Glory is fleeting, fate sometimes cruel. For more than sixty years, the Florios have reigned supreme, establishing the city of Palermo as a European beacon of commerce, and making Sicily one of Italyās most powerful regions. But now fate has taken a turn. As social and economic pressures erode the stability of a young Italy, the Floriosādespite their wealth and powerāmust watch as their iron grip over the South begins to weaken.
Following in the steps of the father he idolized, Ignazzidu, now Don Ignazio, finds himself commanding the Florio familyās interests and enterprises. Negligent, impetuous, and headstrong, he is everything his industrious father was not. But while he struggles to live up to the family name, his charming and loyal wife Franca rises to the occasion. A gracious and formidable host, Francaās hospitality becomes unmatched across Europe, informally crowned the āQueen of Palermoā as she holds court with an esteemed coterie of luminaries from the womanizing Puccini to the scandalous Boldini.
Yet as the tides of fortune changeā economic hardships, war, and human loss- their relationship will be put to the test and Franca will find that even a love as devoted as hers may falter. But the biggest threat to their survival is the death of an heir. In losing the flesh of his flesh, Ignazioāwho succeeded his father without the strength or conviction to do soāwill ultimately oversee the collapse of an empire built by his familyās ambition, cunning, and sweat.
What kind of future will the Florios have now? Will anything remain of their greatness?
Translated from the Italian by Katherine Gregor and Howard Curtis.
This book title, Fall of the Florios (A Novel), ISBN: 9780063389151, by Stefania Auci, Katherine Gregor, Howard Curtis, published by HarperCollins (August 27, 2024) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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